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Power increase and increase in acceleration performance of diesel fuel compositions

a technology of diesel fuel and acceleration performance, which is applied in the direction of lubricant composition, fuel, liquid carbonaceous fuel, etc., can solve the problems of increasing density, increasing black smoke and hydrocarbon emissions, and reducing air/fuel ratio, etc., and it is not possible from available data to decoupl

Active Publication Date: 2009-12-29
SHELL USA INC
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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a method for improving the performance of diesel fuel in vehicles powered by engines. The method involves adding a viscosity increasing component to the fuel, which can increase its viscosity and density. This can lead to better vehicle tractive effort and acceleration performance, as well as improved emissions performance. The method also includes predicting the relative acceleration performance of the fuel based on its density and viscosity. Overall, the patent provides a way to improve the performance of diesel fuel in vehicles.

Problems solved by technology

However increasing density also produces more black smoke and hydrocarbon emissions because it decreases the air / fuel ratio.
For this reason it has not been possible from available data to decouple the effects of density and viscosity and explore these independently of each other.

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[0130]The fuels used in the tests were a selection of five fuels, four of which, F1, F2, F4 and F5 lie close to the maxima and minima of the European Standard EN590 specification having ranges of 820-845 kg / m3 for density and 2.0-4.5 mm2 / s at 40° C. for viscosity, with an additional fuel F3 at the centre of the range. The properties of fuels F1-F5 are shown in Table 1:

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TABLE 1F1F2F3F4F5Density @ 15° C.841821836844829(IP365 / ASTM)D4502), kg / m3Distillation (IP123 / ASTM D86)IBP / ° C.162191157164156T50 / ° C.253243286300338T90 / ° C.321294385386390FBP / ° C.367319403404405Cetane number52.857.255.551.058.0(ASTM D613)Cetane Index49.651.055.755.564.8(IP364 / 84 / ASTMD976)Kinematic2.42.13.254.254.45viscosity @40° C. (IP71 / ASTMD445), mm2 / sSulphur (ASTM2971031137068D2622), mg / kgAromatic21.721.517.517.47.8content (IP391Mod), % m

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[0132]In the following tests, compositions 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 comprised Fuels F1 to F5 above and compositions 3 and 5 comprised Fuels F2 (minimum dens...

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[0178]The fuels used in the tests were a Swedish Class I fuel SC1, and an existing high density low viscosity gasoil fuel D1 including cetane improver EHN to bring this value closer to SC1, and compositions containing varying proportions of an ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) fuel F6 and a Fischer-Tropsch (GtL) derived component F7 and mineral oil Ondina OD. A comparative fuel, Composition 14, used in some tests was a standard ULSD. The properties of fuels F6, F7, oil OD and diesel fuels SC1 and D1 are shown in Table 10:

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TABLE 10SC1D1F6F7OD14Density @ 15° C.811.2821.6850.3785.2849.0830.3(IP365 / ASTM)D4502), kg / m3Distillation (IP123 / ASTM D86)IBP / ° C.188.8189.0201.0211.5316.0156.5T50 / ° C.235.8242.5290.0298.0363.5267.0T90 / ° C.270.3291.5337.5339.0387.5319.0FBP / ° C.290.3319.0363.5354.5400.0344.0Cetane number58.65851.1>74.862.253.5(ASTM D613)Cetane Index52.951.577.259.453.0(IP364 / 84 / ASTMD976)Kinematic2.0412.1003.6893.60615.2602.5viscosity @40° C.(IP71 / ASTMD445), mm2 / sSulphur ...

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Abstract

Use of a viscosity increasing component (ii) in provided in a composition (i) of a diesel fuel for the purpose of: improving the vehicle tractive effort (VTE) and / or acceleration performance of a compression ignition engine or a vehicle powered by such an engine, into which engine the composition (i) is introduced, ormitigating decrease in the vehicle tractive effort (VTE) and / or acceleration performance, in the case of a diesel fuel composition (i) to which an additional component (iii) is introduced for the purpose of improving the emissions performance, of a compression ignition engine or a vehicle powered by such an engine, into which engine the composition (i) is introduced.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to diesel fuel compositions.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Density is known to influence the performance power of some light duty (LD) vehicles through its influence on the injection process. Increasing fuel density increases mass of fuel injected where the injection technology meters fuel volumetrically. However increasing density also produces more black smoke and hydrocarbon emissions because it decreases the air / fuel ratio. For this reason the maximum fuel density permitted under the European Standard EN590 (2000) diesel specification was reduced from 860 to 845 kg / m3 in 2000. In Sweden it is already the case that the minimum density specification has been relaxed below 820 kg / m3 for Class 1 (Swedish Class 1 SwC1) and Class 2 environmentally adapted gasoils. Although the specification for SwC1 gasoil permits viscosity up to 4.0 mm2 / s (40° C.), fuel samples tend to have a viscosity of 2.0 mm2 / s or less.[0003]There is a n...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C10L1/16C10L1/04C10L1/02C10L1/08C10L1/19C10L1/198C10L1/20C10L1/28
CPCC10L1/026C10L1/08C10L1/1616C10L1/1641C10L1/1691C10L10/02C10L1/1905C10L1/191C10L1/1985C10L1/20C10L1/285C10L1/1852
Inventor DAVENPORT, JOHN NICHOLASRAJA SALIM, RAJA AHMAD SANISTEPHENSON, TREVORTAIT, NIGEL PETER
Owner SHELL USA INC
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